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	NDI - National Democratic Institute
		After decades of authoritarian rule, Burkina Faso's progress toward the consolidation of multiparty democracy continues to be slow.
		Nevertheless, the presidential election in November 2005 revealed deeper challenges to Burkina Faso's democratic development, with Compaoré easily winning a controversial third term in light of the main opposition party's decision to support the president instead of contesting the election.
		Burkina Faso is currently preparing to hold nation-wide municipal elections in Spring of 2006.
	www.ndi.org /worldwide/cewa/burkinafaso/burkinafaso.asp (560 words)

	Burkina Faso presidential elections, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Burkina Faso presidential elections of 2005 were held on November 13.
		The incumbent president Blaise Compaoré has been the de facto ruler of Burkina Faso since October 15, 1987, was first elected in 1991, and was re-elected in 1998.
		In October 2005 the constitutional council ruled that because Compaoré was president in 2000, the amendment does not apply until the end of his current mandate, thereby allowing his candidacy in the 2005 election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burkina_Faso_presidential_elections,_2005 (496 words)

	Burkina Faso. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its workers engaged in subsistence farming.
		Burkina Faso has a small mining industry that produces manganese, phosphates, and gold-bearing quartz; there are also small, and as yet largely untapped, deposits of antimony, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, bauxite, and uranium.
		Invaders from present-day Ghana conquered central and E Burkina Faso, establishing the Mossi states of Ouagadougou, Yatenga, and Tengkodogo in the center and the state of Gourma in the east.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bu/BurkinaF.html (1464 words)

	Politics of Burkina Faso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1992, Blaise Compaoré was elected president, running unopposed after the opposition boycotted the election because of Compaoré's refusal to accede to demands of the opposition such as a sovereign National Conference to set modalities.
		The remaining opposition parties regrouped in preparation for 1997 legislative elections and the 1998 presidential election.
		Burkina Faso is divided in 30 provinces; Bam, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houe, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komoe, Kossi, Kouritenga, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Naouri, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Yatenga, Zoundweogo
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Burkina_Faso (835 words)

	Burkina Faso - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Burkina Faso was an important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 600 and 900 mm (24-35 inches) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
		A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north, and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Burkina_Faso (1512 words)

	Burkina Faso -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Burkina Faso's economy, already battered by the ripple effect of the conflict, received some aid from international donors to assist in the resettlement of the refugees.
		It is bordered on the north by Algeria and Libya, on the east by Chad, on the south by Nigeria, on the southwest by Benin and Burkina Faso, and on the west by Mali.
		It is bordered by Senegal and Mauritania on the west, Algeria on the northeast, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso on the southeast, and Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea on the south.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9342399?tocId=9342399 (796 words)

	Top20BurkinaFaso.com - Your Top20 Guide to Burkina Faso!
		Burkina Faso was a very important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
		Burkina Faso has a primarily tropical climate with two very distinct seasons: the rainy season with between 24-35 inches (600 and 900 mm) of rainfall, and the dry season during which the harmattan blows, a hot dry wind from the Sahara.
		A relatively dry tropical savanna, the Sahel extends beyond the borders of Burkina Faso, from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the Sahara to its north, and the fertile region of the Sudan to the South.
	www.top20burkinafaso.com (2293 words)

	Burkina Faso court calls Compaore winner - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Burkina Faso's constitutional court declared longtime ruler Blaise Compaore the official winner of presidential elections earlier this month, with a landslide 80 percent of the vote.
		OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso --Burkina Faso's constitutional court declared longtime ruler Blaise Compaore the official winner of presidential elections earlier this month, with a landslide 80 percent of the vote.
		Landlocked Burkina Faso, bordering the Sahara desert in west Africa, is among the world's poorest countries, with high rates of unemployment and illiteracy.
	www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2005/11/25/burkina_faso_court_calls_compaore_winner (288 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso was originally inhabited by the Bobo, Lobi, and Gurunsi peoples, with the Mossi and Gurma peoples immigrating to the region in the 14th century.
		Burkina Faso: Economy - Economy Burkina Faso is one of the poorest nations in the world, with the great majority of its...
		Burkina Faso: Land and People - Land and People The country is made up mainly of vast monotonous plains and of low hills that rise...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107369.html (819 words)

	French Colonies - Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
		It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast to the south.
		Burkina Faso is located in the savanna zone on a granite and gneiss plateau some 200 to 300 m (650 to 1,000 ft) above sea level.
		Burkina Faso is one of Africa's poorest countries, and per-capita income decreased in real terms by about 2% between 1985 and 1994.
	www.discoverfrance.net /Colonies/Burkina_Faso.shtml (1959 words)

	Burkina Faso, Africa : A Tourism, Travel, and information Guide to Burkina : Basecamp International
		Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
		Burkina is ranked one of the poorest countries in the world and also as the most illiterate.
		Burkina Faso was a very important economic region for the Songhai Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.
	www.burkina.com (1966 words)

	African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) >> Debt Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Burkina Faso is a member of the CFA franc zone.
		Burkina Faso is classified as a Heavily InDebted Poor Country (HIPC) by the World Bank/IMF and reached its first decision point under HIPC in September 1997, a package reducing external Debt by US$400 million (US$229 million in net present value).
		Burkina Faso became only the second country to complete a full Poverty reduction Strategy paper (PRSP) with approval by the IMF and World Bank boards in July 2000.
	www.afrodad.org /debt/bfaso.htm (570 words)

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		Among the defendants charged with breaching state security and seeking to overthrow the government are former members of the presidential guard, a pastor, a banker and an opposition leader.
		Burkina's military prosecutor says the defendants plotted to attack long-standing President Blaise Compaore and his ministers during a government meeting last year.
		Burkina Faso's government itself has been accused by Ivory Coast and Togo of backing Ivorian rebels controlling the north of the country and a leading opposition candidate in Togo's recent presidential elections.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/ge/794ECB57-4BF9-47CA-ABA29631E75FBD21.html (328 words)

	Jubilee Research: Profile: Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Burkina Faso’s external relations have been complicated by Campaoré’s inconsistent attitude towards the strife in Liberia, and by strained interactions with Mali and Niger over Tuareg unrest in the region.
		Burkina Faso embarked on a structural adjustment policy with the IMF in 1991.
		Burkina Faso was one of the first to qualify for assistance under the original HIPC initiative, reaching decision point in September 1997.
	www.jubilee2000uk.org /databank/profiles/burkina.htm (1501 words)

	Compaore's decision to bid for re-election raises opposition hackles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Trading his military fatigues for civilian dress, he went on to win two landslide elections in 1991 and 1998 that were boycotted by the main opposition parties, who complained that the electoral system was opaque and unfair.
		The UN Human Development Index ranks Burkina Faso as the third poorest nation in the world, with an estimated 80 percent of its 13 million people living on less than US $2 a day.
		Hermann Yameogo -- the son of Burkina Faso's first post-independence president, the leader of the National Union for Democracy and Development and another opposition candidate in November's election -- is also incensed but not surprised.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=48557 (999 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso has significant reserves of gold, but the production of cotton remains the economic mainstay for many Burkinabes.
		Burkina Faso has faced domestic and external concern over the state of its economy and human rights, and allegations that it was involved in the smuggling of diamonds by rebels in Sierra Leone.
		Ivory Coast has accused Burkina Faso of backing rebels who hold the north of the country, a claim denied by Ouagadougou, which accuses its neighbour of mistreating Burkinabes living in Ivory Coast.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/africa/country_profiles/newsid_1032000/1032616.stm (505 words)

	allAfrica.com: Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso: Compaore Camp Primes for Victory Against Divided Opposition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		With Burkina Faso's president of 18 years, Blaise Compaore, facing a divided opposition and holding a massive lead in a national opinion poll, his supporters are confident of victory in the 13 November presidential election.
		Of the three Alternance 2005 candidates, lawyer and former member of parliament Benewende Stanislas Sankara and current parliamentarian Philippe Ouedrago are still in the running, but lawyer and veteran opposition leader Herman Yameogo dropped out last month in protest of the Compaore candidacy.
		Burkina Faso is the world's third poorest country according to the UN human development index.
	fr.allafrica.com /stories/200511080572.html (1181 words)

	Zimbabwe: An assessment of human rights violations in the run-up to the March 2005 parliamentary elections - Amnesty ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		In February 2002, shortly before the presidential elections, an entire village in Buhera, Manicaland, was forcibly evicted by ZANU-PF supporters because the villagers were known to support the MDC.
		The fact that those victimised because of their support for the MDC in previous elections have not been able to access justice or gain relief sends a clear message: those who support the political opposition can be subjected to human rights violations with impunity and no possibility of redress.
		Ensure that election monitors are prepared to raise issues of human rights violations or police inaction with the authorities and to publicly condemn human rights violations before, during and after the elections.
	web.amnesty.org /library/index/engafr460032005 (3382 words)

	Afghanistan - Amnesty International
		The elections were reportedly marred by fraudulent voter registration and forcible confiscation of voter identification cards by faction leaders and local officials.
		Three UN election workers, two women and one man, were taken hostage in Kabul by the armed group, Jaish-e-Muslimeen (Army of Muslims), on 28 October and held until 23 November.
		A woman was detained in mid-2004 in Kandahar and held without charge for several weeks while the prosecutor considered accusations against her of adultery and attempted murder of her “husband”, a member of an armed group who had abducted her at the age of seven.
	web.amnesty.org /report2005/afg-summary-eng (1736 words)

	Humanitarian Appeal: By Emergency - CAP West Africa 2005 - MYR
		The situation in Guinea Bissau as of early June is that of a structural emergency, with the risk of deteriorating into a humanitarian crisis given the tense political climate in the period leading to the presidential elections.
		In February and March 2005, the effects of the locust invasion, the drought, and the political developments in Guinea Bissau, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire led the participating humanitarian organisations in the Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) to review the situation and reconsider the most pressing humanitarian challenges.
		Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso; 2) Togo and neighbouring Ghana and Benin; and, 3) Guinea Bissau.
	ochaonline.un.org /cap2005/webpage.asp?ParentID=5989&MenuID=6014&Page=1214 (492 words)

	Under the Acacias - a blog about the Fulani of Burkina Faso: November 2005 Archives
		We worked together in Burkina Faso, but they are now back in New Zealand.
		Burkina Faso is at the polls for the presidential elections.
		For me to do it would be to undermine the authority of the local church which I am there to serve in Burkina Faso.
	voiceinthedesert.netfirms.com /keith/archives/2005/11/index.html (1534 words)

	Panapress Official Website
		Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore on Friday received in Ouagadougou Suleiman Al Herbish, the director general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and Oumarou Hamadoun Dicko, the Malian minister responsible for Malians Living Abroad and African Integration.
		Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The candidate of the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD), Clément Toubé Dakio has denounced a "large-scale fraud" organised by the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) during the 13 November presidential poll in which incumbent president Blaise Compaore was declared winner with 80.30 percent of the votes.
		Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mahamadi Sawadogo of Burkina Faso Friday won the 9th stage of the Burkina Faso cycling tour by covering the 129 km stretch between Bousse and Ouahigouya in 3h 10'38".
	www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng005 (746 words)

	United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		OUAGADOUGOU, 8 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - With Burkina Faso’s president of 18 years, Blaise Compaore, facing a divided opposition and holding a massive lead in a national opinion poll, his supporters are confident of victory in the 13 November presidential election.
		OUAGADOUGOU, 10 Aug 2005 (IRIN) - Burkina Faso, confronting the fallout of natural disasters that smacked the Sahel region last year, appears for now to have dodged a widespread food crisis, but there are pockets of serious shortages and vigilance is essential, UN officials and food experts say.
		OUAGADOUGOU, 5 Jul 2005 (IRIN) - The government of Burkina Faso has announced plans to double the number of people living with AIDS on subsidised antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to 10,000 by the end of this year and increase the number of people receiving the life-enhancing drugs to more than 30,000 by 2010.
	www.irinnews.org /frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Burkina_Faso (669 words)

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		Elections were held for all the members of the National Assembly on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		The opposition parties, which had boycotted the 1998 presidential elections and the municipal elections of 2000, participated in the legislative elections this time around.
		Voters were highly disciplined and the delegations from the Independent Election Observatory (IEO), the OAS and the International Organization of French-speaking Countries, which monitored the elections, stated that they had gone off peacefully and had met international standards.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2047_E.htm (420 words)

	The ElectList! Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		This decision did not affect the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar, where elections for the local president and parliament took place on October 30 as planned.
		The elections were marred by widespread allegations of voting irregularities and intimidation of opposition groups.
		In the first round of presidential elections held on October 11, George Weah and his running mate qualified first with 275,265 votes (28.3%), and were followed by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and her vice-presidential contender with 192,326 votes (19.8%).
	www.electionguide.org /ElectList.html (543 words)

	Burkina Faso
		Burkina Faso is a parliamentary republic with a population of approximately 12.2 million.
		The law provides citizens with the right to change their government peacefully through multiparty elections; however, in practice citizens were unable to exercise this right fully due to the continued dominance of the president and his ruling party.
		On November 13, President Blaise Compaore won the presidential election with 80 percent of the vote.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61556.htm (5753 words)

	Q&A: Ivory Coast's Crisis - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
		Opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, a northern Muslim, was barred from standing in presidential elections because of a new law which said that presidential candidates must be born in Ivory Coast and both parents must be Ivorian.
		He was accused of being from Burkina Faso, even though he had previously been prime minister of Ivory Coast.
		Foreigners, mainly from Burkina Faso and Mali, are estimated to count for a third of the population.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/ivory/2004/0325qaivory.htm (831 words)

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